Operating Systems

iPhone 8 Rumor Rollup: Gentler curves and facial recognition security

Intriguing patent application hints at facial recognition-based security for Apple iPhone 8

BlackBerry readies a more secure version of the Samsung Galaxy S7

SecuSuite for Samsung Knox is a new version of BlackBerry's established security platform tailored for Samsung Electronics' high-end smartphones

Windows 10 ‘servicing stack’ update cripples some PCs

'Come on!!!' rages one Reddit commenter

Microsoft ends updates for Windows 7/8.1 on new processors

If you want to run Kaby Lake, you must use Windows 10

Super rare functioning Apple I computer could fetch hundreds of thousands at auction

Auction house says Berkeley engineer offloading Apple I machine

Unix tip: Using bash on Windows

Microsoft fixes record number of flaws, some publicly known

The company's March security updates include the fixes skipped in February

Desktop Linux the best it’s ever been—and keeps getting better

While users of proprietary operating systems suffer with new, slower, buggier, more spy-filled systems, Linux users are enjoying better performance and more support.

Microsoft stays security bulletins’ termination

End to decades'-old practice was expected today after cancellation of February updates, but they're being offered for at least one more month

DOJ: No, we won’t say how much the FBI paid to hack terrorist’s iPhone

Refuses to tell news organizations who made the hacking tool or the cost of breaking into San Bernardino shooter's iPhone 5C